Employed residents in Central, LA

Employed residents in Central, LA was 14,547 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 13 cities in 2025.

2025, persons14,547
Change on 2024-0.2%
Series high15,2242008
Series low13,1412010

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Employed residents in Central, LA, 2000 to 2025

13K13.5K14K14.5K15K15.5K20002004200820122016202020252000: 13,761 persons2001: 13,456 persons2002: 13,257 persons2003: 13,288 persons2004: 13,446 persons2005: 14,088 persons2006: 14,733 persons2007: 15,095 persons2008: 15,224 persons2009: 15,182 persons2010: 13,141 persons2011: 13,213 persons2012: 13,478 persons2013: 13,795 persons2014: 14,297 persons2015: 14,594 persons2016: 13,477 persons2017: 13,690 persons2018: 13,868 persons2019: 13,916 persons2020: 13,202 persons2021: 13,801 persons2022: 14,290 persons2023: 14,367 persons2024: 14,574 persons2025: 14,547 persons13K14K15K16K20002009201820252000: 13,761 persons2001: 13,456 persons2002: 13,257 persons2003: 13,288 persons2004: 13,446 persons2005: 14,088 persons2006: 14,733 persons2007: 15,095 persons2008: 15,224 persons2009: 15,182 persons2010: 13,141 persons2011: 13,213 persons2012: 13,478 persons2013: 13,795 persons2014: 14,297 persons2015: 14,594 persons2016: 13,477 persons2017: 13,690 persons2018: 13,868 persons2019: 13,916 persons2020: 13,202 persons2021: 13,801 persons2022: 14,290 persons2023: 14,367 persons2024: 14,574 persons2025: 14,547 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 26 values
Periodpersons
202514,547
202414,574
202314,367
202214,290
202113,801
202013,202
201913,916
201813,868
201713,690
201613,477
201514,594
201414,297
201313,795
201213,478
201113,213
201013,141
200915,182
200815,224
200715,095
200614,733
200514,088
200413,446
200313,288
200213,257
200113,456
200013,761

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Central, LA, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Central, LA, 2000 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/central-la. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Central, LA, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/central-la.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Central, LA, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/central-la (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Central, LA?

Employed residents in Central, LA was 14,547 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 13 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Central, LA?

15,224 in 2008, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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